Major General William H. Seward

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_B._McClellan
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1826-05-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded 1st New York Volunteer Infantry
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1892-09-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:fishSpecies Major General
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Veterans affairs advocacy
Military education reforms
Civil War tactics
Post-war military reforms
Union military leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General William H. Seward
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:knownFor Military leadership
gptkbp:legacy Civil War leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:New_York_Volunteer_Infantry
Brigadier General
Major General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:New_York_State_Militia
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._Dix
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Seward
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Daniel_E._Sickles